it is passable as it has no collision. I made a quick park with this and people just walked through the wall. lol. I do have a ploppable version planned so stay tuned for that. the pedestrian paths would work better with the ploppable. this prop version may be better suited for a garden park or a high end residence (we need more traditional chinese builddings though).

Making sure this gate is pedestrian-passable might be enough :)

Ah i used the wrong term, sorry :)
I meant like, using these walls and the gates to create a sort of square "enclosed area", then placing one or several houses insided (zoning low density with an asian themed district pack i assume).

Like this kinda gate
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1386/1025898442_2137a45f85_m.jpg
leading into this kind of enclosed "walled in" residence, still very common in China (and was common for nobility in ancient Egypt as well)
http://www.meiguoxing.com/images/Beijing_Courtyard_Home.JPG

ah ha, the narrow alleyways. I think that is something we are building up to. I have some ideas, but, since the game has a standard 8 meter wide path it will be difficult to get narrow alleyways into the game.

not familiar with a hutong...To the research-mobile!

Wow, so now u can make hutongs like in Beijing?

nice, looks like straight outta disney's mulan